WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. APS Comments 10/12/2026 - 1 - Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-4159 Anne Carlton Director of Environmental & Water Resources Tel. 602-250-4220 Mobile 480-322-9313 e-mail: anne.carlton@aps.com 400 North 5th Street Mail Station 9303 Phoenix, Arizona 85072 October 12, 2026 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-4159 1200 Penns more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REVISED ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN NATIONAL CLEAN WATER PROTECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corps) supplemental proposed rule that would significantly reduce federal protections for streams and wet more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The CARE Act, originally introduced by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, on September 30, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The legislation aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to enhance protections against child labor, particularly in the agricultural sector. The bill seeks to address alarming statistics surrounding child labor in agriculture, where minors often engage in grueling and hazardous working conditions. Current federal laws allow children as young as 12 to work in agricultu more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Sept. 25, 2026 Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Docket No. ACF-2026-0595 | RIN 0970-AD30 Introduction Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) is a community development corporation that provides services in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Since 1969, CPLC has been changing lives more ST

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Plan to Expand Drilling Across New Mexico's Permian Basin Formal protest says BLM relied on outdated analysis, weakened environmental protections, and denied the public a meaningful opportunity to weigh in on thousands new oil and gas wells October 13, 2026 CARLSBAD, N.M. -- Conservation groups filed a formal protest today, along with thousands of individual protest comments, challenging the Bureau of Land Ma more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Oral argument in a lawsuit challenging unlawful delays of methane pollution limits October 13, 2026 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral argument tomorrow in a challenge to the Trump EPA's delay of protections against methane and other dangerous pollution from the oil and gas sector. The clean air standards that the administration seeks to unlawfully delay protect millions of people from oil and gas pollution and prevent the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Higher Education Grant Flexibility Act, originally introduced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, on September 30, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The bill aims to amend the Higher Education Act to adjust grant requirements specifically for students with disabilities. The legislation comes in response to ongoing challenges faced by students with disabilities, many of whom require modified course loads as part of their academic accommodations. By ensuring that these students are classi more ST

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * October 12, 2026 Nebraska helps Mauntel turn childhood passion into future in paleontology By Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing Kyra Mauntel has wanted to be a paleontologist since kindergarten. Opportunities and connections found at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are helping her turn that childhood dream into a career. And, this summer, Mauntel got a glimpse of what that career could look like. The junior geology major fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. United States of America Before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Comments by Nuclear Information and Resource Service Regarding NRC Proposed Rule, "In Situ Recovery Monitoring and Decommissioning Timeliness" Docket ID NRC-2025-1204; 91 Fed. Reg. 57728 (September 10, 2026) I. INTRODUCTION Nuclear Information and Resource Service, ("NIRS") hereby submits comments r more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Quality Educator Partnership Act, originally introduced by Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, on September 24, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to bolster the educator workforce through targeted investments, incentives, and innovative partnerships to ensure that all students receive high-quality education. The act emerges in response to a noted decline in teacher quality across the United States, sparked by stagnant wages, increased scrutiny, and deteriorating professi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Stop Orphaned Wells Act, originally introduced by Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, on September 30, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This measure aims to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase financial bonding requirements and ensure the timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by federal and Indian oil and gas production. The bill addresses a growing environmental and public health crisis posed by orphaned wells, which are abandoned sites lacking responsible operators. Acco more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** Systems and Methods for Orchestration of Cryptographic Token Operations ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- TASSAT GROUP INC., New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12763959 B2, initially filed Nov. 21, 2025) developed by Andre Frank, Irvington, New York, for "Systems and methods for orchestration of cryptographic token operations." *** Systems and Methods for Suppressing Close-in Phase Noise and Reciprocal Mixing Noise in Sig more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Propylene-Ethylene Copolymers and Adhesives Containing Propylene-Ethylene Copolymers ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- SYNTHOMER ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Beachwood, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 12760132 B2, initially filed July 26, 2022) developed by seven inventors Jianning Liu, Johnson City, Tennessee; Marc Stacey Somers, Kilgore, Texas; Bennett Haines Novak, Longview, Texas; Raymond Prescott Cottle, Longview, Texas; Bee Kim Liew,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1594 W. North Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 Telephone (801) 537-9801 publiclands.utah.gov The Honorable Stephen Alexander Vaden Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250 October 6, 2026 Subject: Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation FS-2025-0001 RDCC Project No. 87469 Dear Mr. Vaden: more ST